Change in the synthesis rates of ocular retinoic acid and scleral glycosaminoglycan during experimentally altered eye growth in marmosets.

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Authors

Nickla DL, Troilo D, Mertz JR, Summers Rada JA

Affiliation

Department of Biomedical Science and Disease, The New England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. troilod@neco.edu

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the possibility that all-trans-retinoic acid (RA) in the eye is a signal related to changes in scleral extracellular matrix in a primate model of postnatal eye growth.

PMID
16638980

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural